Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Rytz was born about 1574, in Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Peter Rytz, was 39 and his mother, Margreth Barbin, was 33. He married Anna Schenk on 6 February 1597, in Signau, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters.
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- Switzerland, Church Records, 1277-1992; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-PVTH-Q?cc=1640373&wc=M59G-W3F%3A125783201%2C131258901%2C125782803%2C131270201
- Switzerland, Church Records, 1277-1992; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-LQSV-1Q?cc=1640373&wc=M598-16X%3A125783201%2C131574101%2C125782803%2C131593801
- Switzerland, Church Records, 1277-1992; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-LQSV-KN?cc=1640373&wc=M598-16X%3A125783201%2C131574101%2C125782803%2C131593801
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Children (7)
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World Events (1)
1648
All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
Name Meaning
German:
from the personal name Rizo, itself derived in part from Richard and in part from Heinrich (see Henry ).
from a short form of the personal name Moritz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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